Purple
#BB8FBB
#BB8FBB is a purple with medium intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 7.0:1. On white it reaches only 2.7:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#BB8FBB shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #BB8FBB kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FFF2FF
- 100 FFDFFF
- 200 F1CBF1
- 300 D9AFD9
- 400 BB8FBB
- 500 A177A1
- 600 855D86
- 700 6B466C
- 800 533253
- 900 3B1F3C
- 950 250E25
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-purple-50: #fff2ff; --color-purple-100: #ffdfff; --color-purple-200: #f1cbf1; --color-purple-300: #d9afd9; --color-purple-400: #bb8fbb; --color-purple-500: #a177a1; --color-purple-600: #855d86; --color-purple-700: #6b466c; --color-purple-800: #533253; --color-purple-900: #3b1f3c; --color-purple-950: #250e25;}Is #BB8FBB readable?
Contrast for text on #BB8FBB and for #BB8FBB used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.7APCA Lc 58 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AA · 7.0APCA Lc 51 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #926993 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.7APCA Lc 52 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AA · 7.0APCA Lc 49 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #BB8FBB
Six palettes built around #BB8FBB, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#BB8FBB · #C8719C · #B38AFD · #FFDBD6 · #282128
- Complementary#BB8FBB · #729F64 · #56B362 · #F4C6FF · #362C38
- Split complementary#BB8FBB · #9BBF76 · #00D3BC · #FFCBF4 · #31292F
- Triadic#BB8FBB · #DEA72F · #00BCC5 · #F8C9F4 · #312630
- Tetradic#BB8FBB · #B57A51 · #3CBF5E · #A1E1FF · #302A2F
- Monochromatic#BB8FBB · #C488B7 · #D67FD7 · #FABEFF · #392C36
#BB8FBB as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #BB8FBB looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FFF2FF
- Brand 100, #FFDFFF
- Brand 200, #F1CBF1
- Brand 300, #D9AFD9
- Brand 400, #BB8FBB
- Brand 500, #A177A1
- Brand 600, #855D86
- Brand 700, #6B466C
- Brand 800, #533253
- Brand 900, #3B1F3C
- Brand 950, #250E25
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F5F3F5
- Neutral 200, #E7E4E7
- Neutral 300, #D7D3D7
- Neutral 400, #A59EA5
- Neutral 500, #787178
- Neutral 600, #585258
- Neutral 700, #443E44
- Neutral 800, #2B262B
- Neutral 900, #1B161B
- Neutral 950, #0D080D
Success
- Success 50, #E3FFEE
- Success 100, #B4FFD6
- Success 200, #9AEFC1
- Success 300, #77D6A6
- Success 400, #51BB88
- Success 500, #32A572
- Success 600, #008254
- Success 700, #006641
- Success 800, #004D30
- Success 900, #003520
- Success 950, #001F10
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5EB
- Warning 100, #FFE7CE
- Warning 200, #FFCF9D
- Warning 300, #F1B169
- Warning 400, #E5A04E
- Warning 500, #B9771D
- Warning 600, #995E00
- Warning 700, #784900
- Warning 800, #5B3600
- Warning 900, #402400
- Warning 950, #261300
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F3
- Danger 100, #FFE4E2
- Danger 200, #FFCAC7
- Danger 300, #FFA29F
- Danger 400, #F77575
- Danger 500, #D25053
- Danger 600, #B93A40
- Danger 700, #991F2A
- Danger 800, #7B0419
- Danger 900, #58000E
- Danger 950, #360005
Info
- Info 50, #F2F7FF
- Info 100, #DFEDFF
- Info 200, #C0DCFF
- Info 300, #93C3FF
- Info 400, #70A6EB
- Info 500, #4F86CB
- Info 600, #396EB0
- Info 700, #235693
- Info 800, #103F76
- Info 900, #012A59
- Info 950, #001737
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 7.3:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 7.3:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #BB8FBB
Lighter and darker versions, its complementary color, neighbors on the color wheel and softer variants.